Environmental Scanning Is the Screening of Large Amounts of Information

question 73

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Environmental scanning is the screening of large amounts of information by an organization to anticipate changes in their internal environment.

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Definitions:

Actuarial Information

Actuarial information involves data and analysis related to assessing financial risks in insurance and finance, especially calculations concerning premiums or pension obligations.

Interest Expense

The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds, which is charged as an expense on the income statement over the period the funds are borrowed.

Effective Interest Method

An accounting practice used to allocate interest expense or income over the life of a financial instrument at a constant interest rate.

Reversing Entries

Journal entries made at the beginning of an accounting period to reverse or cancel out adjusting entries made at the end of the previous period.